Love

So You Say I Am Too “Upperclass” to Have HIV?

HIV/AIDs is knocking on the door of black america and too many of us have let him in. We have been so worried about AIDS in Africa that we let that joker tip toe through the foyer. I certainly hope you and yours are not directly affected by HIV/AIDS, but if you are a black [...]

30Jul2008 | Latonya | Comments | Continued

Powerful Video: Gnarls Barkley - Who’s Gonna Save My Soul

Hat Tip: Intelligent Ignorance

29Jul2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued

The Newest YBP … and a note about dreams

Please join me in welcoming Gregory Robert Mitchell, one of the newest YBP’s and the baby boy of our dear editors Kimberly Michelle and Fredric.
I’m so tempted to coin them the latest example of the American Dream brought to fruition. But, I don’t believe in the American Dream. I do believe in Kim and Fred. [...]

18Jul2008 | gbevel | Comments | Continued

Sean Bell, Marcus Dixon

The last few days have thrust two stories of Black men into the lime light. Both of their paths have trails reaching back, and both began with bad decisions. One has an ending that causes feelings of despair and anger, while the other sheds light to possibility and hope.
If you haven’t heard the story, Sean [...]

28Apr2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued

Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving. It’s one of my favorite Holidays. When I was younger it was all about the RIDICULOUS amounts of food present. Turkey, ham, dressing, pies, cakes, and red Kool-Aid. It was one of the few days in the year when you could sit on grandma’s couch, with the fine plastic covering and eat [...]

21Nov2007 | Molifeney | Comments | Continued

Congratulations for Choosing Love!

Indeed, our friends, creators and editors Kim and Fredric were married yesterday and are on their way to their honeymoon.
At the reception, Kim’s sister, and maid of honor, gave a customary toast but offered something I had never heard before. She said, “instead of thinking life is too short [...]

26Aug2007 | gbevel | Comments | Continued

6 Reasons Why Men Cheat

I heard about this article on the radio yesterday and how women just had to check out the list (because, you know, if a man cheats it must be something we are doing wrong.) The info comes from Steve Santagati author of The Manual: A True Bad Boy Explains How Men Think, Date and Mate [...]

3Aug2007 | Kimberly | Comments | Continued

What Would LOVE Do?

Is it time to rethink love?
Recently, I attended a talk with Kevin Rice, a student of “A Course in Miracles,” who offered a very atypical view of life, religion and especially love. Kevin opined that the laws of romantic relationships and traditional courtship are mostly man-made, self-created notions. And, that the rules, demands and [...]

11Jul2007 | gbevel | Comments | Continued

Getting too comfortable?

It’s a big milestone in any new relationship: entering the Comfort Zone. You’re there the first time you two rent a movie in sweats instead of dolling up for dinner, when you do something silent and separate (like work you’ve brought home) together, when — perhaps most romantic of all — you both do…an errand. [...]

29May2007 | Kimberly | Comments | Continued

Lessons from Mom

Thanks to Garry for giving us great Mother’s Day gift ideas, but if you still can’t think of the perfect gift, why not try a little brainstorming session to get your creative juices flowing. Think about the lessons that you’ve learned from your mother. What has she taught you that has molded you into the [...]

11May2007 | Kimberly | Comments | Continued